Of the c. 1830 dwelling in New York's Hudson Valley that Lucia shares with her husband, Brad, and their three-year-old son, she says, "I can't imagine living in a brand-new house without the charm and character and quirks that you get in an antique house."

Pictured: New floors in the keeping room take on a barn-red checkerboard. Hanging throughout the house are new birchwood game boards by North Carolina craftsperson Diane Allison.

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Mariner's Compass Floorcloth

The Saltbox-style house had been built by a farmer, and much of his handiwork--rustic beams, imposing brick fireplaces, plank floors--remains in evidence.

Pictured: Lucia commissioned a mariner's compass-motif floorcloth.

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Fireplace

"But unlike most houses of this period," says Lucia, "the rooms are well-proportioned and relatively open. And, since all the floors have been refinished and set back straight, compared with other houses this old, ours is quite level."

Pictured: An 1850 child's chair has a stenciled alphabet on the back.

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Dining Table and Chairs

Records for the house date to 1830, and the homeowners sought appropriate period furnishings--or, when necessary, reproductions. Circa 1800 Windsor chairs surround a c. 1839 farm table with a rare cherry top. An 1830 corner cupboard anchors a reproduction floorcloth.

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Lucia and her Son

Lucia and her three-year-old son enjoying their pond. "We weren't looking to move, but when we saw this, it was out of a storybook," says Lucia.

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Early American Decor

While researching the furnishings and decor of the 19th century, Lucia discovered that early Americans indulged in color. She then furnished a hallway with a 19th-century robin's egg-blue firkin, a bold red star game board, and a multicolored floorcloth she had commissioned.

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Wood Kitchen

Although most floors throughout are original, in the kitchen it was necessary to replace linoleum-clad floors with planks of salvaged antique white oak, each hand planed. The Shaker-style cherry cabinets were expertly hand built by the former owners.

Old wood, new wood, different kinds of wood -- they all work together.

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Antique Stove

A 1950s Chambers stove suited the needs of the Ginesins. Lucia designed and had installed a tall copper back-splash.

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Scenic Backyard

The Ginesins are not the only residents of the home. A blue heron, red-tailed hawk, mallard ducks, and deer and moles have taken up residence on the property, which includes a natural pond and low-rising, mortarless stone walls, most original. The previous owners added a barn.

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Ginger Beer Bottles

Lucia collects 19th-century stoneware bottles, each stamped with the maker's name and region.

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Samplers

Most antiques it the home are authentic, but Lucia did purchase several New England-style reproduction samplers.

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